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Title: Sound Rider Magazine Brammo Article
Post by: Richard230 on October 05, 2011, 04:23:58 AM

The on-line magazine Sound Rider contains an interesting article about Brammo. See it here:

 http://www.soundrider.com/current/oct11/brammo_electric_motorcycles.htm (http://www.soundrider.com/current/oct11/brammo_electric_motorcycles.htm)

Title: Re: Sound Rider Magazine Brammo Article
Post by: gasdive on October 05, 2011, 01:58:48 PM

I don't think 43 miles on a Dyno (the EPA test) gives any idea what we will experience in the real world.

My experiences (max 72 km hypermiling at 25 km/h, min 30 km riding normally in an urban setting) seem to match everyone else's real world experiences.

http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=1453.0;topicseen (http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=1453.0;topicseen)

I'm sure that if you build a 4 kWh bike based on an FZ you will have to ride in a way that doesn't mix with normal traffic to make 25 miles without flattening the battery or requiring an excessive charge.  Most lithiums prefer to not be charged more than 90% or discharged to lower than 20% giving 70% of the nominal rating as a usable value. 

Title: Re: Sound Rider Magazine Brammo Article
Post by: Richard230 on October 05, 2011, 09:22:15 PM

I noticed that comment about going for a ride within a 40-mile radius. That would definitely have been a one-way trip. The ride back would have been in the back of a truck.